Biography & Memoir audiobooks

I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies)

By: Laurie Notaro

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Laurie Notaro is married, mortgaged, and now—miraculously—employed in the corporate world, discovering that bosses come in all shapes, sizes, and degrees of mental stability. After maxing out her last good credit card at Banana Republic, she's dressed for success and ready to face the jungle: surviving feral, six-foot-plus Gretchen ("The Three... Read more

The Kennedys

By: Peter Collier & David Horowitz

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 20 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Who are the Kennedys? Are they the brilliant, heroic, extraordinary people their admirers believe them to be? Or are they arrogant, competitive, self-absorbed children of a willful and immensely rich patriarch, as their detractors claim? In fact, they are all of these things and more.Years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews with... Read more

The Big Fight

By: Sugar Ray Leonard & Michael Arkush

Narrated by: Sugar Ray Leonard

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest competitor: himself.Sugar Ray Leonard's brutally honest and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex man behind the boxer. The Olympic hero, multichampionship winner, and beloved athlete waged his own personal battle... Read more

Professional Idiot

By: Stephen Steve-O Glover

Narrated by: Stephen Steve-O Glover, Stu Stone & Full Cast

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

From his early days videotaping crazy skateboard stunts to starring in the Jackass movies, there was little that Stephen "Steve-O" Glover wouldn't do.Whether it was stapling his nutsack to his leg or diving into a pool full of elephant crap, almost nothing was out of bounds. As the stunts got crazier, his life kept pace. He developed a crippling... Read more

The Turquoise Ledge

By: Leslie Marmon Silko

Narrated by: Alma Cuervo

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Leslie Marmon Silko established herself as "the finest prose writer of her generation" (Larry McMurtry) with her debut novel Ceremony, one of the most acclaimed works of the 20th century. Of mixed Laguna Pueblo, Cherokee, Mexican, and white heritage, Silko brings a unique perspective to her powerful works. In this deeply personal and spiritual... Read more

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit

By: Mark Seal

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.The story of Clark Rockefeller is a stranger-than-fiction twist on the classic American success story of the self-made man-because Clark Rockefeller was totally made up. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Rockefeller was born in a... Read more

Wonder Girl

By: Don Van Natta

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive... Read more

Martin Luther King, Jr.

By: Robert Jakoubek

Narrated by: Ian Eugene Ryan

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

As one of the most important and influential leaders of America's civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., became the catalyst for change in a nation marked by segregation and discrimination. Unlike the civil rights activists who argued for a violent response to segregation and prejudice, King believed that peaceful resistance could bring... Read more

Muhammad Ali

By: Jack Rummel

Narrated by: Ian Eugene Ryan

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Muhammad Ali's considerable skills as a boxer earned him the world heavyweight championship, a title that he lost and regained twice. But it was the force of his personality and his unwavering personal convictions that made him a lightning rod of the turbulent 1960s and elevated him to the status of the most recognized, controversial, and... Read more

The Hare with Amber Eyes

By: Edmund de Waal

Narrated by: Micheal Maloney

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller
An Economist Book of the Year
Costa Book Award Winner for Biography
Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award)

Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and handed on—he has a particular sense of the... Read more

KaBOOM!

By: Darell Hammond

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1995, Darell Hammond read an article in the Washington Post about an unthinkable tragedy: Two young children suffocated in a car on a hot summer day in southeast Washington, D.C. The story indicated that the children had nowhere to play; in the absence of a playground, they had climbed into an abandoned car. Reading the article fueled... Read more

Autobiography of a Fat Bride

By: Laurie Notaro

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to make the transition from all-night partyer and bar-stool regular to mortgagee with plumbing problems and no air conditioning. Laurie finds grown-up life just as harrowing as her reckless youth, as she meets Mr. Right, moves in, settles down, and crosses the toe-stubbing threshold... Read more

Through My Eyes

By: Tim Tebow

Narrated by: Tom Wayland

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

FormerUniversity of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for theDenver Broncos, and devout Christian Tim Tebow tellsthe story of his faith, his life, and his career in football in Through MyEyes. Written with Nathan Whitaker, the New York Times bestsellingcoauthor of Quiet Strength, with Tony Dungy, Through My Eyes givesfans a... Read more

The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

By: H. W. Brands

Narrated by: Richard McGonagle

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War traces the extraordinary downfall of financier Jubilee Jim, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and some of its legendary players, including Boss William Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the railroad tycoon Jay Gould.

Even before he was shot dead on... Read more

Lady Blue Eyes

By: Barbara Sinatra

Narrated by: Lorna Raver

Length: 13 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Barbara Sinatra’s first public love letter to the husband she adored, she celebrates the sensational singer, possessive mate, sexy heartthrob, and devoted friend that she found in Frank in Lady Blue Eyes.

For more than two decades, Barbara was always by Frank Sinatra's side, traveling the globe and hosting glittering events for their famous... Read more

The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club

By: Laurie Notaro

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriends—and that's before she even puts on a bra.



For the past ten years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her wildly amusing... Read more

Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin

By: Frank Bailey & Jeanne Devon

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 13 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This explosive, up-close view of Sarah Palin comes from an inner-circle confidant who shares surprising information about how Sarah dealt with staff and perceived “enemies,” and the discrepancy between what she said and what she did. Read more

The Extra 2%

By: Jonah Keri

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens when three financial industry whiz kids and certified baseball nuts take over an ailing major league franchise and implement the same strategies that fueled their success on Wall Street? In the case of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, an American League championship happens - the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball... Read more

Beware of The Dog - Abridged

By: Brian Moore

Narrated by: Brian Moore

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brian Moore, or 'Pitbull' as he came to be known during nearly a decade at the heart of the England rugby team's pack, established himself as one of the game's original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. Since his retirement, he has earned a reputation as an equally uncompromising commentator, never afraid to tell it as he... Read more

I'm Here To Win

By: Chris McCormack

Narrated by: Howard Brunner & Chris McCormack

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In I'M HERE TO WIN, Chris "Macca" McCormack opens his playbook and reveals everything it takes-mind, body, and spirit-to become a champion. Now he shares the story of his triumphs and the never-say-die dedication that has made him the world's most successful triathlete.

In 2010, at the age of 37, Macca beat the odds and won the Ford Ironman World... Read more

The Conversation Continues

By: Bill Moyers

Narrated by: Amy Goodman

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill Moyers was a founding organizer of the Peace Corps, a senior White House assistant and press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson from 1963 to 1967, the publisher of Newsday, a senior news analyst for CBS News and the producer of groundbreaking series for public television. He is the winner of more than 30 Emmy awards and nine Peabody... Read more

David Crockett

By: Michael Wallis

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

His name was David Crockett. He never signed his name any other way, but popular culture transformed his memory into "Davy Crockett," and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. Bestselling historian Michael Wallis casts a fresh look at the frontiersman, storyteller, and politician behind these legendary stories.



Born into a humble... Read more

Operation Family Secrets

By: Frank Calabrese, Jr., Paul Pompian, Keith Zimme...

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The Calabrese family of Chicago is a close-knit, middle-class, multi-generational Italian-Irish-American clan. They operate family businesses. They work day and night striving for the American Dream. All three sons forge a bond with their controlling father, Frank Sr., and their soft-spoken favorite uncle, Nick. As a boy, the oldest son, Frank... Read more

The Churchills

By: Mary S. Lovell

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 21 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The first Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and were saddled with the ruinous upkeep of Blenheim. The family fortunes were revived in the... Read more